A: a troll as in internet troll. Only purpose is to scatter shit and raise hell -- that is, a huge distraction from ...
B: a troll as in a troll collecting a toll for crossing a necessary bridge.
Whatever you want or need to do: PAY ME.
Getting the story across?
I've posted tirelessly about this.
In between elections, THERE IS NO PRESENCE to convey our enduring GREAT values.
The party seems to be a money-collecting and spending machine, and platform values cooked up at the last minute by whoever wins the primaries. HOLY SHIT, BATMAN
The opposition is pounding its lies, threats and hate 24 by 7 by 365.
And that's as terse as I can be right now.
I think this one post (copied below) speaks what I want to say.
And that since very few are countering the death threats and lies, and conveying our positive values,
IT'S ON US
• Demonstrations, mainly to awaken leaders who can marshal forces and counter the lies, and
• Creating and promoting our own "DU" platform, when others are doing "who the hell knows what"
How? Let's just do it. Don't wait for fancy software to be implemented.
Our emeriti won't "take internal sides" or take command.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20649225
I'll expand on this as an OP (should be a forum) later. Others are invited to take the lead.
Getting the rich to pay their fair share and how about one goddam vote per person, not one per dollar?
We have to pound that message (Bernie and AOC lead the way). Because the party is beholden to the rich, since they seem to be a money collecting and ad-buying machine, at the latest date, the worst possible time, because minds are influenced TODAY (or not)
And F your "focus groups" which are swayed back and forth by constantly changing repub lies and the Emperor's DAILY shit-spewing and bomb-tossing. THEY set the agenda and it shows. We lose by tailgating "Trump's Tailwind" 💨💨💨💨💨💨💨 instead of eyes on the prize.
A repeated message. And that's how they win.
From:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20648934
here is no permanent presence between elections.
I plead, but knock, knock, who's there.
An open letter to Democratic leaders. This is our Normandy. Marshall all our forces or lose to fascist rule.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10114421
At this point it's ON US.
Please follow Activist Headquarters.
The "Sound of Silence" from leaders is going to get us all killed.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/13244034
A grassroots revolution is needed for the party to win.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/13244015
The short of it is that AOC and Bernie Sanders (lately, just Bernie) have been barnstorming the county, including deep red districts, with resounding applause of their message, the short of which is:
The rich own 90% of the country, and are killing us. We need to put an end to rule by the wealthy, of the wealthy and for the wealthy.
And the party (well, you know) the party ain't going to take on the oligarchs, meaning they aren't going to take on the problem. And people focus on hot-button "rage" issues instead. Nothing gets solved. It only gets worse.
Details are at the above links.
Short version of our situation. GOP focuses on hit button rage issues and their colossal grand felony gets a pass.
The "TOUR" message is getting great response.
But, you know .....
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